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Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy
The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which analyzed 117 storm-related deaths, comes amid a National Oceanic and...
Tags: Hurricanes, Demographics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Disease Prevention
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Kevin Durant, Thunder donate $2 million to Oklahoma tornado relief
As the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore recovers from a tornado which left 24 dead Monday, the capital city’s NBA team and All-Star forward Kevin Durant have pledged $2 million in support for the community that has so embraced the organization. "As...
Tags: Kevin Durant, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder, The Salvation Army
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Charities solicit donations to help Oklahoma tornado victims
As residents in the Oklahoma City area grappled with the aftermath of the massive tornado that wiped out homes and businesses in its 20-mile path of destruction, killing at least 24 people, relief organizations solicited donations to help. By and large,...
Tags: Charity, The Salvation Army, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Human Interest
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Oklahoma's tornado and political cheap shots
It's as predictable as it is disheartening: A red state gets hit hard by a tornado outbreak -- in this case killing at least 24 people, many of them children attending school -- and the first batch of letters from readers (most of them from Southern...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, Michael Bloomberg
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In Oklahoma tornado's aftermath, an outpouring of generosity
MOORE, Okla. — The FM radio airwaves in Moore and adjoining Oklahoma City were clogged Tuesday with pastors, church members and ordinary citizens phoning in to offer food and shelter to neighbors left homeless by a powerful tornado that killed at...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Moore Oklahoma Tornado (2013), Human Interest
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Texas tornado victims vow to rebuild
On the limb of a barren tree in the tornado-devastated north Texas community of Rancho Brazos, an American flag flaps in the wind — placed there by a firefighter. "It's symbolic of, 'We're here, we're going to rebuild,'" said Sgt. Nathan Stringer,...
Tags: Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Ceremonies, Christianity, Habitat for Humanity International, Arts and Culture
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Opposition says Syrian forces rounding up people in Tartus region
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups charged Friday that government forces were continuing to round up people in a village near Syria's Mediterranean coast where an alleged massacre left scores dead. A major opposition umbrella group, known as the...
Tags: Government, Armed Conflicts, Firearms, National Government, Bashar Assad
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California wildfires: 6,500 acres burned, PCH shut down
Part of Pacific Coast Highway has been closed as crews try to get a handle on a Ventura County wildfire that has scorched at least 6,500 acres in a matter of hours. California Highway Patrol announced about 12:45 p.m. Thursday that the coastal highway...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Fires, National Weather Service, Wildfires
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California wildfires: Cal State Channel Islands students evacuated
This post has been corrected. See below for details.Dozens of evacuees clustered in small groups around the sanctuary of Camarillo’s Calvary Nexus church. Some were picking at paper plates of ziti with meat sauce that had been doled out by American Red Cross volunteers. Most couldn’t take their...Tags: Springs, Teaching and Learning, Students
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California fires: Residents flee as flames advance
Residents watched warily, their packed cars at the ready, as a growing 2,000-acre fire crept closer to hundreds of homes in Newbury Park and Camarillo. “We’re packed and ready to go,” said Jan Moore. “But we’re just...
Tags: Highway Transportation, National Weather Service, Wildfires
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Camarillo fire: 'Be prepared to evacuate,' officials warn residents
Residents near a 100-acre fire burning along the 101 Freeway in Camarillo should prepare to leave their homes, an official said, but no evacuation orders had been issued as of Thursday morning. “What we’re telling residents is be prepared to...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Fires, National Weather Service
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California wildfires: Mandatory evacuations as winds fan Springs fire
Authorities have ordered evacuations for the Dos Vientos neighborhood of Newbury Park as a brush fire continues to grow along the 101 Freeway. The blaze, dubbed the Springs fire, has scorched 2,000 acres and is being fanned by a strong Santa Ana wind,...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Fires, National Weather Service
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